| 1972–73 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Giorgos Pantelakis |
| Manager | Les Shannon |
| Stadium | Toumba Stadium |
| Alpha Ethniki | Runners-up |
| Greek Cup | Runners-up |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Stavros Sarafis (19) All: Stavros Sarafis (25) |
| Highest home attendance | 44,486 vsAris |
The1972–73 season wasPAOK Football Club's 47th in existence and the club's14th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered theGreek Football Cup in first round, and also facedRapid Wien in theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Transfer Window | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | GK | ? | ||
| Summer | DF | 1 millionDr. | ||
| Summer | FW | ? |
Win Draw Loss
| 20 August 1972Friendly | Kozani | 2–2 | PAOK | Kozani |
| Poimenidis | Apostolidis Vouzounerakis |
| 23 August 1972Friendly | Edessaikos | 1–4 | PAOK | Edessa |
| Doupkaris | Paridis Terzanidis Apostolidis | Referee: Doumousiaris |
| 24 August 1972Friendly | Aris Ptolemaida | 1–3 | PAOK | Ptolemaida |
| Tangalidis | Sarafis Aslanidis Paridis |
| 29 August 1972Friendly | PAOK | 1–3 | MTK | Thessaloniki |
| Aslanidis | Kunszt Becsei Dunai | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| 31 August 1972Friendly | Olympiacos | 1–2 | PAOK | Piraeus |
| Papadimitriou | Paridis Vouzounerakis | Stadium:Karaiskakis Stadium Referee: Levogiannis |
| 7 September 1972Friendly | PAOK | 2–0 | Komlói Bányász SK | Thessaloniki |
| Koudas Vouzounerakis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Referee: Pyloridis |
| 9 September 1972Friendly | PAOK | 3–1 | Xanthi | Thessaloniki |
| Aslanidis Koudas Sarafis | Mourtzas | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Alpha Ethniki | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 079.41 |
| Greek Cup | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 083.33 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 076.19 |
Source:Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos(C) | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 13 | +59 | 94 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | PAOK | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 92 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Panathinaikos[b] | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 82 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Panachaiki | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 78 | |
| 5 | AEK Athens | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 71 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 11 | +29 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 |
Last updated: 3 June 1973 (1973-06-03).
Source:Competitive matches
Win Draw Loss
| 17 September 19721 | PAOK | 3–1 | Omonia | Thessaloniki |
| Sarafis Apostolidis Aslanidis | Charalampous | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| 1 October 19723 | PAOK | 1–0 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| Aslanidis Gounaris | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 42,150 Referee: Komninakis |
| 8 October 19724 | PAOK | 3–0 | Fostiras | Thessaloniki |
| Koudas Vouzounerakis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| 22 October 19725 | Egaleo | 2–2 | PAOK | Athens |
| Stavropoulos | Koudas | Stadium:Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium |
| 29 October 19726 | PAOK | 1–0 | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki |
| Koudas | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 39,500 Referee: Latsios |
| 5 November 19727 | Ethnikos | 2–3 | PAOK | Piraeus |
| Kremmydas Kritikopoulos | Aslanidis Fountoukidis Sarafis | Stadium:Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 23,070 Referee: Kougias |
| 12 November 19728 | PAOK | 4–1 | Iraklis | Thessaloniki |
| Koudas Aslanidis Fountoukidis Sarafis | Gesios | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 34,902 Referee: Zlatanos |
| 26 November 19729 | Atromitos | 0–2 | PAOK | Athens |
| Sarafis Apostolidis | Stadium:Peristeri Stadium Referee: Papavassiliou |
| 3 December 197210 | PAOK | 0–0 | AEK | Thessaloniki |
| Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 39,554 Referee: Marinos |
| 10 December 197211 | Panachaiki | 2–2 | PAOK | Patras |
| Davourlis Michalopoulos | Sarafis Koudas | Stadium:Kostas Davourlis Stadium Referee: Armodoros |
| 17 December 197212 | Kavala | 0–2 | PAOK | Kavala |
| Kopsachilis | Apostolidis Aslanidis | Stadium:Kavala Stadium Attendance: 18,169 |
| 24 December 197213 | PAOK | 2–1 | Panserraikos | Thessaloniki |
| Koudas | Zarzopoulos | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 19,076 Referee: Latsios |
| 31 December 197214 | Kalamata | 0–3 | PAOK | Kalamata |
| Fountoukidis Apostolidis | Stadium:Kalamata Municipal Stadium |
| 7 January 197315 | PAOK | 2–1 | Panionios | Thessaloniki |
| Sarafis Aslanidis | Lagos | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Referee: Karvelis |
| 21 January 197316 | Olympiacos Volos | 1–5 | PAOK | Volos |
| Valachas | Fountoukidis Sarafis Apostolidis Gounaris | Stadium:Volos Municipal Stadium Attendance: 9,866 Referee: Nanos |
| 28 January 197317 | PAOK | 1–0 | Aris | Thessaloniki |
| Sarafis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 44,486 Referee: Alexopoulos |
| 4 February 197318 | Omonia | 1–3 | PAOK | Nicosia |
| Mouskos | Apostolidis Aslanidis Koudas | Stadium:GSP Stadium (1902) Attendance: 11,205 Referee: Pagourtzis |
| 11 February 197319 | PAOK | 4–0 | Trikala | Thessaloniki |
| Koudas Apostolidis Sarafis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 17,134 Referee: Tsagarousianos |
| 25 February 197320 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | PAOK | Piraeus |
| Losada | Stadium:Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 41,052 Referee: Fakis |
| 11 March 197322 | PAOK | 4–1 | Egaleo | Thessaloniki |
| Sarafis Apostolidis Koudas | Tsalamangas | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| 18 March 197323 | Panathinaikos | 0–2 (w/o) | PAOK | Athens |
| Stadium:Leoforos Stadium | ||||
| Note: Panathinaikos were sentenced with a two-match penalty after the eventful derby against Olympiacos on matchday 22 (suspended at 82nd minute). The two teams played a friendly game which ended 3–3. | ||||
| 26 March 197324 | PAOK | 3–0 | Ethnikos | Thessaloniki |
| Apostolidis Sarafis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| 1 April 197325 | Iraklis | 1–3 | PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Koutroubelis | Sarafis Apostolidis Paridis | Stadium:Kaftanzoglio Stadium |
| 8 April 197326 | PAOK | 2–1 | Atromitos | Thessaloniki |
| Sarafis | Tsivgoulis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| 15 April 197327 | AEK | 0–2 | PAOK | Athens |
| Sarafis Apostolidis | Stadium:Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 29,654 |
| 22 April 197328 | PAOK | 3–5 | Panachaiki | Thessaloniki |
| Paridis Sarafis | Davourlis Stravopodis Pappas | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 32,015 Referee: Armodoros |
| 30 April 197329 | PAOK | 3–0 | Kavala | Thessaloniki |
| Lazos Apostolidis Paridis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| 6 May 197330 | Panserraikos | 1–3 | PAOK | Serres |
| Balabanidis | Aslanidis Koudas Terzanidis | Stadium:Serres Municipal Stadium Attendance: 11,049 |
| 13 May 197331 | PAOK | 3–0 | Kalamata | Thessaloniki |
| Paridis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| 20 May 197332 | Panionios | 0–0 | PAOK | Athens |
| Stadium:Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 15,844 Referee: Papavassiliou |
| 27 May 197333 | PAOK | 1–0 | Olympiacos Volos | Thessaloniki |
| Apostolidis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 10,819 |
| 3 June 197334 | Aris | 1–2 | PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Kapernekas | Bellis Paridis | Stadium:Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 22,648 Referee: Vamvakopoulos |
| 6 December 1972 | Anagennisi Epanomi | 0–3 | PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Koudas Aslanidis Fountoukidis | Stadium:Kalamaria Stadium |
| 3 January 1973 | PAOK | 5–1 | Olympiacos Volos | Thessaloniki |
| Aslanidis Sarafis Paridis | Papadopoulos | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 5,836 |
| 7 February 1973 | Fostiras | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | PAOK | Athens |
| Deimezis | Apostolidis Sarafis | Stadium:Tavros Stadium |
| 18 April 1973 | PAOK | 2–0 | Panathinaikos | Thessaloniki |
| Paridis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium |
| 23 May 1973 | PAOK | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Ethnikos | Thessaloniki |
| Sarafis Terzanidis | Kritikopoulos Moutafis | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Referee: Kougias |
| 17 June 1973 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | PAOK | Piraeus |
| Angelis | Stadium:Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 40,070 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium) |
| 12 September 19721st leg | Rapid Wien | 0–0 | Wienna,Austria | |
| Report | Stadium:Prater stadion Referee:Francesco Francescon (Italy) |
| 26 September 19722nd leg | PAOK | 2–2 (2–2 (a)agg.) | Thessaloniki,Greece | |
| Sarafis Koudas Aslanidis | Report | Gallos Krankl | Stadium:Toumba Stadium Attendance: 32,420 Referee:Károly Palotai (Hungary) |
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances assubstitute.
| No. | Name | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA CWC | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||||
| 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |||||
| 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16 | |||||
| 31 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 15 | |||||
| 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||||
| 28 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 25 | |||||
| 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | |||||
| 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Source: Match reports incompetitive matches,rsssf.com
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | UEFA CWC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 19 | 5 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2 | MF | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 3 | MF | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 4 | FW | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 5 | FW | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 6 | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 7 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 9 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Walkover | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| TOTALS | 75 | 15 | 2 | 92 | |||
Source: Match reports incompetitive matches,rsssf.com